Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-29
District Governments Affairs.

CLAIMS EXEMPTION FROM TAXES.
Mr.. c. +. W0llard, as attorney, recently ad-
dressed the commissioners asking refund OF the
tax for the year ending June 30,' 1874. which he
claims was erl oaeousiy assessed against lot 13 in
square 10, In the name OF John Payne, as the
property was used for the manufacture OF car
rtages, &C., and was therefore exempt from taxa.
tlon ior that year. In accordance with the recent
have Informed Nr. Wollard thaS he must produce
power Of attorney before action win be taken.
WHY THEY OBJECTED
Geo. j. Thomas, Edward II. Grant and number
OF other property owners and residents OF Ana
costa have protested to the Commissioners
against granting liquor license to Chas. Parker
Tor saloon across the street from the colored
public school building on Sheridan avenue. The
petitioners have been informed that Parker's ap-
pl1catlOn baS been disapprOved.
ASKED FOR TWO AND GOT ONE
II. L. Erskine and others recently asked the
Commissioners to have two street lamps placed on
the east side OF Sd street northeast between
and streets. The Commissioners to-day wrote
In reply that more than one lamp on the square
referred to is not deemed necessary by the super
lntendent OF lamps and one Will be erected.
THEY WANT A WATERMAN
A number OF property owners on 7th street be-
tween Boundary and Pomeroy streets northwest.
to-day petttioned the Commissioners to lay q
Waterman on 7th street, from the car.stables to
7th and POInerOy streets and down Polneroy street
TO 4th street northwest. A letter from the peti-
tionefs the terminus OF the existing main is at
the car-staDies. "We would say" the petitioners
add, "that in case OF fire no neighborhood would
be at greater loss than this, when you consider
ine iact that the hospitals in our rear have to
depend on water-tank OF 1,OOO-gallon capacity,
which would last but few minutes at such a
time and where at least three hundred lives are at
present confined, besides the loss that other prom
erty would sustain. We are Informed that the
chief engineer OF the fire department has urged
do,, dne laying wing Of 0-ineh Waterman over the
course above described"
ANSWERING WATER coNpIArNrs.
IN answer U complaint OF j. II. SalnmonS 730
9th street, that his water ellI OF s25 rs was too
high as MS building Is used for business purposes
0ltOQStlef. the commissioners havo lay h
that the DILL has been corrected by allowing the
lowest schedule rate for bar-room, which is $l5.
Louis Grueiin, 0f 1910 street northwest. has
asked 10! refund OF $45.2O which he says ne paid
under protest water rent for the two years Just
ended. They commissioners, however, have de-
clned TO refund the money as they say the pay
msnt appears es ), TO Oh, have 9 been proper one:
resc1ix r. r. 2olS 18th street northwest
out for loot more than hts deed OF the land calls
for. lie has been informed that re.nspection OF
inches front, and under the rules OF the water de-
part:Hent the fraction OF front foot was counted
as ioot. and bis house Is therefore rated as Is
feet front.
MARRIAGE L1cENses.-Marriase licenses have
Deen Issued by the clerk Of the court to otto
G. ProgaIzsky aud Anna C. Givens, Of Martfnsburg,
w. Va; Samuel Carter and Martha Anu Coleman;
VIM heyser and Hattie Davis, both OF Lancaster
woodward; Herman e. v;e!e and Mary A Whar-
ton; chas 4 Butter and Florence A. Davis.
ESCAPED, REARRESTED AND RELRAsRD-Peter
Dunn, anas M0dd. the young man who walked
1roiu the dock OF the Police Court Saturday and
escaped, rs published IN The STAR OF that day.
was !ecaptured In South Washington yesterday,
ana TINS morning he again appeared before Judge
harper. Inns time he WAS brought up, and In
stead OF oelng arra1gned as escaping he was let
go, as frosecnting Attorney sheppard said there
was nothing against him :
HE WAS CAUGHT PAwHING TaE STOLEN WATCH.-
y. =. taW0ef, or Hayrc de Grace, Md, reported to
tne ponce mere that he had hts watch stolen from
his vest pocket In hts ONCE in that city and that
ne suspected Geo. II. Boyd, who claims TO be y
deputy sheriff OF Harford County, Md. Boyd took
passsags pss MIN nus wife on schooner laden with
C0ai c0nslgne0 70 Johnson Brothers, In this city.
sos Tns scnooneF arrived here Saturday evening at
oSiOck, ana detective Carter got on BOydS trail,
loii0wing MN saturday night and yesterday. This
morning ne found him pawnfng the watch, and
t0ok nun 70 tne nrst precinct station. Word has
Deen sent 10 davre De Grace to Nh. Lawder and the
THH WILLOW FKvER RDC0RD--At Key west, Fla,
tne recOr0 q yellow fever cases up Co date, ac-
c0nWng 70 tne report OF the board OF health Is as
tollowS: New Cases, /; deaths, 60: discharged
cured, III; still sick, a8
DE. PARkIR Nor 10 SUcCxED Mr. BKRcHrR. .-Rev.
Joseph farker. the great London preacher, ana
1fH fafHcr, count Br0zza, the well-kn0wn trav-
eler; lOrQ OyAarCs the Duke OF MARLBOROUGH, and
t06 AotQuB OF Y0kef4aWa arrived In New York